General Characteristics: Like all wild mallard ducks it is a great flier that is also perfectly adapted to life in the aquatic environment.In fact,watching the"ditch" and taking off flight from the water are spectacular views.It is also spectacular to watch how they use their wide flat peak to sift the mud for seeds, plant shoots, insects, mollusks, from the water. Reproduction: Another feature of this species is its sexual dimorphism. While the male's plumage has very striking colors, with bright green head and white collar, the female carries the so-called" cryptic plumage" that helps to pass unnoticed among the vegetation, making it easier to raise their chicks. Habitat: They often nest in groups among the lower branches of trees and shrubs, constructing a bowl-shaped nest of plant material based mixed with hardened mud and saliva. However,during the winter they group with other thrushes forming large flocks feared by farmers in the olive fields. . Food: (Omnivore grass/ant) Comeseeds, grainsand aquatic invertebrates. Migration: (no) sedentarybird. ** Breeding season(eggs) inthe spring it makesafantastic lay of 9 to13 eggs.
Cuestionario/ Questionnaire: (by Alberto Velilla from 4th E)
1.- ¿A que medio de vida esta adaptado? What way of life is it adapted to? -Al acuático. –to thewater. -Al volador.– flying area -Al acuático y al volador.-To the water and flying area
2.- ¿En que se diferencian los machos de las hembras?What is the difference betweenmales andfemales? -En el pico. the peak -En el plumaje.the plumage -En las patas.- the legs
3.- ¿Cómo se llama el plumaje de la hembra? What do you call the plumage of the female? -Plumas corrientes. – Current Feathers. -Plumaje críptico. - cryptic plumage. -Plumaje olivero.– Olive colour Plumage.
4,- ¿Dónde suele anidar?Where do they usually nest? -Entre ramas bajas. Among lowbranches. -En arbustos. In shrubs. -Entre ramas bajas y arbustos.Among lowbranchesandbushes
5.- ¿Con que construye sus nidos? How do they build their nests? -Con barro. "With mud. -Con saliva. "With saliva. -Con materia vegetal, barro y saliva."With vegetable matter, mud andsaliva.
6.- ¿Qué forma durante el invierno? What do they form in winter? -Grandes bandadas. Large flocks. -Grandes nidos. Large nests. -Grandes plumas. Big-feathers.
Ecosystem in Utebo:
Ánade Real - ROYAL DUCK - Anas platyrhynchos.General Characteristics:
Like all wild mallard ducks it is a great flier that is also perfectly adapted to life in the aquatic environment.In fact,watching the"ditch" and taking off flight from the water are spectacular views.It is also spectacular to watch how they use their wide flat peak to sift the mud for seeds, plant shoots, insects, mollusks, from the water.
Reproduction:
Another feature of this species is its sexual dimorphism. While the male's plumage has very striking colors, with bright green head and white collar, the female carries the so-called" cryptic plumage" that helps to pass unnoticed among the vegetation, making it easier to raise their chicks.
Habitat:
They often nest in groups among the lower branches of trees and shrubs , constructing a bowl-shaped nest of plant material based mixed with hardened mud and saliva. However,during the winter they group with other thrushes forming large flocks feared by farmers in the olive fields.
. Food: (Omnivore grass/ant) Comeseeds, grainsand aquatic invertebrates.
Migration: (no) sedentarybird.
** Breeding season(eggs) inthe spring it makesafantastic lay of 9 to13 eggs.
Cuestionario/ Questionnaire: (by Alberto Velilla from 4th E)
1.- ¿A que medio de vida esta adaptado? What way of life is it adapted to?
-Al acuático. –to thewater.
-Al volador.– flying area
-Al acuático y al volador.-To the water and flying area
2.- ¿En que se diferencian los machos de las hembras? What is the difference betweenmales andfemales?
-En el pico. the peak
-En el plumaje.the plumage
-En las patas.- the legs
3.- ¿Cómo se llama el plumaje de la hembra? What do you call the plumage of the female?
-Plumas corrientes. – Current Feathers.
-Plumaje críptico. - cryptic plumage.
-Plumaje olivero.– Olive colour Plumage.
4,- ¿Dónde suele anidar? Where do they usually nest?
-Entre ramas bajas. Among lowbranches.
-En arbustos. In shrubs.
-Entre ramas bajas y arbustos.Among lowbranchesandbushes
5.- ¿Con que construye sus nidos? How do they build their nests?
-Con barro. "With mud.
-Con saliva. "With saliva.
-Con materia vegetal, barro y saliva."With vegetable matter, mud andsaliva.
6.- ¿Qué forma durante el invierno? What do they form in winter?
-Grandes bandadas. Large flocks.
-Grandes nidos. Large nests.
-Grandes plumas. Big-feathers.